Improvement in harness-rosettes



B.;A. WILSON;

-Harness-Rose tte. No. 209596. Patented 1.818.:

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N. FETEHS. FHOTOJAJTHOGRAFHER. WASHINGTON. 0.0.

UNITED STATEs PATENT' OFFICE;

BRYCE A. VVILSON, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO PETER K.WILSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARNESS-ROSETTE S.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 209,596, dated November5, 1878 application filed July 30, 1878.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, BRYOE A. WILSON, of the city of Providence, in thecounty of Providence and State of Rhode lsland, have invented a certainnew and useful Improvement in Harness Ornaments or Rosettes, whichinprovement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings, :in whiehi Figura 1 presents sectional views ofthe various parts of my improved harness ornament as they would appearwhen separated. Fig. 2 is a View of my improved harness ornamentcomplete and ready for use.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensiveharness ornament, the distinguishing characteristic of which shall be apeculiar brilliancy of appearance; and to effect this end I give aconcave form to the metallic backing of the ornament and highly burnishthe same,whereby the light is powerfully reflected, l also construct thedisk from which is forned the concaved metallio backing of the ornamentin such a manner that it possesses peculiar adaptability for the purposefor which it is designed.

Referring to the drawings, A is a sheetmetal shell, constructed so as toclosely receive and retain, by means of the fiange I), the glass disk D.This shell is constructed from a disk of sheet metal, which, asrepresented in Fig. 3, diminisles in thickness from the center to theperiphery. The .object of this is to give strength where the most-strain would be experienced, and pliability at the periphery, to enablethe same to be readily bent to embrace the glass disk. The interior faceof the sheetmetal shell is concaved and highly burnished,

by which means the light falling thereonis vividly reflected, producingan extreme brillianey of appearance in the ornanent. On the back of theshell, for the purpose of attaching the same to harnesses, &c.,isatfixed aloop, c; or a screw or button may be used in lieu thereof.

D is a glass disk, slightly beveled on its periphery, so as to admit ofits being held in position in the shell by the flange b. If desired,upon this glass disk may be painted or otherwise afiixed an'y requiredletter, figure, or design.

The various parts heretofore described when united form a brilliant andinexpensive harness ornament.

Harness ornaments have been constructed which embody some of thefeatures embraced in my invention; but, so far as I am aware, there hasnot yet been used in such articles a highly-burnished concaved surfacefor the purpose of reflecting light, nor a sheet-metal shellconstructed, as described, with diminishing thickness to give strengthand pliabilty.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

As an improved article of manufacture, a

harness ornament consisting of the sheetmetal concaved shell A, ofadiminishing thickness from the center to the periphery thereof,

and highly burnished, as described, the attachin g-loop c, and glassdskD, arranged substantially as and for the purpose specified.

BRYCE A. WILSON.

Witnesses:

ROBERT T. KENYON, G. M. MCKAY.

